With the opening weekend of the Allianz league completed, the teams of the region will be turning their attention to round 2. In Division 1 it is a Shannonside/Northern Sound derby on Sunday as Roscommon will host Monaghan at Dr. Hyde Park. Both sides suffered defeats in round 1 with the Rossies going down by a point to Kerry in Killarney while Monaghan were comfortabely beaten by Armagh.
Longford will be hoping to get their first outing in Division 4 following the postponment of their encounter with Waterford last Saturday due to an unplayable field. They host London at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park. While Leitrim will looking their first points having suffered a loss to Wicklow. With Louth having been one of the most improved teams of last year which seen them claim a first Leinster title for the first time since 1957, Leitrim manager Stephen Poacher believes the commitment of his players could see them produce a similiar year to the wee county
Leitrim will welcome Waterford to Paric Sean Mac Diarmada.
